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10 Reasons Not To Own An Electric Vehicle

by I&I Editorial Board
September 26, 2023, 1:31 PM
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ev garage fireFrom California to New York to Washington, Democrats are using the coercive force of government to herd Americans into electric vehicles.

Here are 10 reasons why we should resist both this egregious abuse of power as well as the social pressure that demands we all go electric: [emphasis, links added]

1. The mandates are an egregious abuse of power. Where do government officials, both elected and unelected, derive the authority to tell Americans what vehicles they cannot own and what vehicles they must own? There is none. Yes, there are laws intended to keep dangerous cars and trucks off the streets for safety reasons. But no automobile is a threat just because it burns gasoline or diesel. Dare we say that those who buy an EV are complicit in securing for the state a power it was never intended to have?

2. The mandates are an egregious abuse of power Part ll. The federal government oversteps its constitutional limits when it tells manufacturers that two-thirds of the vehicles they build must be electrified.

3. EVs are not zero-emission vehicles. As one of our contributors wrote in a well-researched, heavily sourced piece, life-cycle assessments show that the “manufacturing, charging, operating, and disposing of electric vehicles produce more of every major category of pollutants than conventional cars.”

4. The EV manufacturing chain is an environmental malignancy. That same writer, James D. Agresti, president of Just Facts, has also noted that “the ‘environmental implications’ of mining lithium to make batteries for electric cars ‘would directly counter the intent’ of ‘incentivizing electric vehicle adoption.’ ”

He further makes the case by citing a Brookings Institution study, which “found that ‘continued reliance on China’ will ‘increase the risk that sourcing of critical minerals will cause or contribute to serious social or environmental harms.’ ”

5. EVs are fire hazards. All automobiles catch fire, but EVs burn hotter, longer, and take far more water to extinguish than a conventional car that’s burning. Firefighters use about 500 gallons of water to put out regular car fires. EV fires can require from 6,000 gallons to 20,000 gallons to get the job done. Oh, yes, the smoke from an EV fire is particularly toxic, not terribly dissimilar to that of Zyklon B.

6. EVs are destructive. Because their batteries are so heavy, EVs weigh more than conventional automobiles of similar size. This means they accelerate the damage to road surfaces. The excess weight also increases the pressure on tires and brakes, which in breaking down produce unhealthy particulate matter. Furthermore, their weight problem may overwhelm parking garages and cause them to collapse.

7. Slaves helped build that EV. The mining operations in developing countries that produce the raw materials needed for EV batteries “exploit child labor,” says author and energy analyst Ronald Stein, “and are responsible for the most egregious human rights violations of vulnerable minority populations.” Conditions have grown so dire that Washington “is cracking down on” EV components that have “links to Chinese Uyghur slave labor.”

8. Exorbitant insurance premiums. Because they can be totaled by a minor fender bender, and the concern over fires is growing, insuring already-costly EVs can be painfully expensive. When Nerd Wallet compared rates, it found the “national median rate for a 2023 Tesla Model 3 was $2,574 per year for full coverage insurance … almost 45% higher than the national median cost of car insurance.”

9. Crashing the grid. What happens when tens of millions if not hundreds of millions of EVs are charging on a system powered by renewable energy sources that cannot meet the increased demand? We become California, where, only days after the state Air Resources Board approved the governor’s unilaterally issued EV mandate last year, the grid operator asked the few EV owners (not even a million) to forgo charging their cars between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. due to anticipated “supply deficiencies.” Or, worse, we become Venezuela, where blackouts are common.

10. Looking shallow. EVs provide almost unmatched opportunities for virtue signaling, and that is of course why a lot of people choose to buy them. It’s quite a spectacle of vacuity.

There are no solutions, economist Thomas Sowell tells us, only trade-offs and the deal we’re being forced by the government to make is a poor one.

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  1. ImStillaYankee says:
    2 years ago

    While I don’t argue that EVs are expensive & they aren’t as ‘clean’ as the radicals claim, I do take issue with some of the claims made here.
    Insurance–at least here in Florida, for my 2023 Kia EV6 GT-Line I pay $2100 for full insurance coverage with a top national insurance company & a $1,000 deductible. It would be several hundred dollars less if I could lower my liability but since the value of my house has more than doubled in the last several years as more northerners escape from their cities & suburbs like I did 20 years ago, the demand for housing has kept costs high so I need more liability. Anyway, the insurance on my 27 year old son’s 2023 BMW with almost the exact same sticker price is just $200 less for similar insurance with less liability.
    As for the weight, yes, they are heavier than most cars but not nearly as heavy as every full size pickup truck. I believe the weight on my car is about 4600 lbs.
    As for the rest of the author’s claims, I whole heartedly agree with #1 & 2–the government has no business mandating who can drive what. I bought my EV as my retirement present. I’ve NEVER driven more than 6,000 miles in a year (before I bought a since sold Tesla last year I never drove more than 4500 miles a year) & most of my trips are local, either to buy groceries or play golf. The listed range on my car is 310 miles & I was up to 330 miles before temps went over 90⁰ this summer, now a 100% charge would get me about 295 miles (though I only charge to full if I’m playing golf 90 miles away or once a month as recommended by Kia). A trip to FSU at 97⁰ on I75 saw my range drop to 250 miles. The cars are obviously NOT for everybody but they’re PERFECT for me. I charge at home at .10/kw which means it costs me about $2.50-$3.00 to drive 100 miles (depending on my lead foot that I like to use since the car is so ridiculously fast). I no longer have to haul my butt over to the gas station or wait on line at the Costco station. No longer need to bring my car in for oil changes & have fewer other fluid changes (no differential for example) & since my car uses the electric motor to slow & stop, I rarely use the brakes so no brake jobs every 3 years. As much as I love it, a couple of friends have asked if I thought one would be right for them & my answer was a resounding NO! They drive too often & are away from home too much to make it practical.

  2. David Lewis says:
    2 years ago

    The author forgot one of the main reasons for not owning an electric vehicle. They are more expensive and out of reach of many families.

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